A group of people continued to march on Monday afternoon and circling around the main gate of Columbia University, banging loud drums and “Long Live the Intifada” chants.
Their actions come shortly after the professors of Columbia University had held what they called an “emergency vake” in response to the agreement of the college to implement a large number of policy changes, including the revision of the rules for protests and conducting an immediate assessment of the Midden -Eastern studies department after demands from the Trump government.
The group gathered outside the gates of the university 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, Keep drawing with the text “Defense Democracy”, “Defense Education” and “Columbia, fight back.”
Although the arrest of prominent anti-Israeli activist and legal permanent resident Mahmoud Khalil was called by federal immigration officials, activists used the opportunity to talk about countless grievances with the school.
Virginia Page Fortna, professor at the Department of Political Science in Columbia, spoke on an “emergency” outside the gates of the university to protest against recent policy changes. (FOX)
“Now the Trump government is attacking Columbia as a target to force other universities to come into line with the authoritarian regime of the Trump government,” said Risa L. Lieberwitz, professor of labor and labor law at Cornell University, during the press conference.
She added that one of her International graduated students Is “currently hunted by federal immigration authorities.”
Video shows arrest of Columbia Anti-Israel Ringleader Mahmoud Khalil
Anya Schiffrin, the director of the specialization of technology, media and communication at the School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University, spoke on the ‘Emergency Vigil’. (FOX)
Protesters too went to social media To encourage students and faculty members not to show up to school or work, and to wear a mask to protest against the mask ban.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration Dent $ 400 million in research grants and other financing on how the University of protests dealt with the Israel military campaign in Gaza. To consider those funds and billions to recover more in future subsidies, federal officers demanded nine separate changes to the university’s academic and security policy.
On Sunday, the American education secretary Linda McMahon said during a performance on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Columbia University “on the right way” is in the direction of repairing federal financing after the elite New York City University Packed to implement a large number of policy changes by the Trump administration.
McMahon described “big conversations” with the interim president of Columbia, Katrina Armstrong, who announced on Friday that the university would put its middle -test study under new supervision and revise its rules for protests and student discipline. It also agreed to adopt a new definition of anti -Semitism and to expand the “intellectual diversity” by manning the Institute for Israel and Jewish studies, according to an overview Posted on her website.
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“She said she knew that this was her responsibility to ensure that children on her campus were safe,” said McMahon. “She wanted to ensure that there was no form of discrimination. She wanted to tackle systemic problems that were identified compared to anti -Semitism on campus.”
Sandy Ibrahim and The Associated Press from Fox News have contributed to this report.
